Recent content by blueice

I just had a go at this, refitted everything and then realised I forgot to put the crankcase breather cover in. I am so frustrated, all those injector pipes have to come out again, argh! :keule:

Thanks for the suggestions. The smoke is definitely blue, but it's not pouring out all of the time, so I'm not going to worry (yet!) It's a 1999 vintage, so maybe it is a top end issue. I'm pretty sure the EGR isn't blocked off (although I found a great guide to doing so a while back - I...

Hi All, My first post on these forums! I have a 2.5 V6 TDI Passat which has developed a bit of an oil leak. Having searched the forum it seems like a fairly common one. I've just read the rather excellent "Replacing crankcase breather" thread and plan to attempt this soon. The actual leak is...